Legislation designed to set a hard deadline for the casino licensing process in New York has been passed by both the Senate and the Assembly and will be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for approval.
State senators approved SB 9673 on June 7 by a 51-4 vote and the Assembly green-lit it 51-9. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Joe Addabbo, would establish a deadline for selecting the three casino sites in downstate New York. The New York legislature had been set to adjourn on June 6 but stayed past that cut-off to vote on the bill.
Things could theoretically progress significantly faster than the March 2026 deadline, as SB9673 allows interested developers to apply for casino licenses while still in the process of resolving land use issues. Under the amended bill, applications are due Aug. 31 of this year.
Which casinos havenât released a rendering of their plans yet? I know that the following have:
Hudson Yards/Wynns
Empire City Casino/MGM
Time Square/Caesars
New York Word Resort
Parx Casino/Siverstein
Coney Island/Thor Equities
Nassau Casino/Las Vegas Sands
Freedom Plaza
I believe we are still waiting to see Citi Field and a couple others. Which ones does everyone think will get the licenses? I think it will be between Times Square or Hudson Yards, Empire City, and World Resort.
I think thatâs it, Vornado pulled out of plans to also bid for a license so they never moved forward with anything. I canât recall anyone else out of the list youâve made.
Also, do you mean Resorts World?
I think TS has a pretty good chance of getting 1 of the licenses, if not Resorts World and Empire City since they are already established resorts/casino that are just trying to expand. Though there has been some, I havenât heard much backlash to the TS proposal and positive community input was an important factor in the decision process. HY is honestly a toss up because its had good and bad feedback.